Human sex differences in cognition, fact, not predicament

Sexualities, Evolution and Gender

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 45-53

  Kimura, Doreen ^a  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cognition; Hormones; Sex difference

Indexed keywords

SEX HORMONE;

ANATOMICAL VARIATION; APTITUDE; ARTICLE; BRAIN FUNCTION; COGNITION; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; EVOLUTION; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SPATIAL DISCRIMINATION;

EID: 4844222693     PISSN: 14792508     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14616660410001733597     Document Type: Article

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